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(11) EP 0 517 174 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.05.1993 Bulletin 1993/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/50

(21) Application number: 92109340.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.06.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: C12N 15/12, C07K 15/00, C12N 1/21, G01N 33/543
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 06.06.1991 JP 134789/91
24.06.1991 JP 151792/91
26.06.1991 JP 154486/91
02.07.1991 JP 161377/91
15.07.1991 JP 173765/91
29.11.1991 JP 315709/91

(71) Applicant: KANEGAFUCHI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Kita-ku Osaka-shi (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamashita, Kenji, c/o Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo
    Takasago-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Ohara, Takaaki
    Takasago-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Niwa, Hideo
    Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Osakada, Fumio
    Himeji-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Fukuchi, Takeshi
    Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Edamura, Tadahiro
    Akashi-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)
  • Kakutani, Tetsu
    Kakogawa-shi, Hyogo-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Türk, Gille, Hrabal, Leifert 
Brucknerstrasse 20
40593 Düsseldorf
40593 Düsseldorf (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) LFA-3 protein and derivatives


    (57) A sheep LFA-3 protein and derivertives thereof, and derivertives of a human LFA-3 protein, gene coding for the proteins, and processes for preparing the proteins. Said proteins have high affinity for human T-cells.






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